USJC Board of Councilors
The U.S.-Japan Council’s distinguished Board of Councilors consists of leaders who are recognized for their life-long contribution and commitment to strengthening U.S.-Japan relations. Their expertise and guidance guides the Council’s mission and activities.
Naoyuki Agawa, Vice-President, International Collaboration, Keio University, Kanagawa, Japan
George Aratani, Founder, Aratani Foundation, Los Angeles, CA
Honorable George Ariyoshi, Former Governor, State of Hawai’i, Honolulu, HI
Honorable Howard Baker, Former Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the U.S. to Japan, Huntsville, TN
Gerald Curtis, Burgess Professor of Political Science, Columbia University, New York, NY
Honorable Thomas S. Foley, Former Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the U.S. to Japan, Washington, DC
Glen S. Fukushima, Chairman & Director, Airbus Japan K.K.; Senior Vice President, Airbus Japan SAS, Tokyo, Japan
Honorable Colleen Hanabusa, United States House of Representatives, State of Hawai'i, Honolulu, HI
Honorable Mazie Hirono, United States House of Representatives, State of Hawai’i, Honolulu, HI
Honorable James Hodgson, Former Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the U.S. to Japan, Malibu, CA
Thomas W. Horton, President, AMR Corporation and American Airlines
Honorable Daniel K. Inouye, United States Senator and Senate President Pro Tempore, State of Hawai’i, Washington, DC
His Excellency Ryozo Kato, Commissioner, Nippon Professional Baseball; Former Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Japan to the U.S., Tokyo, Japan
Takashi Kawamura, Chairman, Hitachi, Ltd., Tokyo, Japan
Honorable Yohei Kono, Former Speaker of the House of Representatives of Japan, Tokyo, Japan
Honorable Doris Matsui, United States House of Representatives, State of California, Sacramento, CA
Honorable Norman Y. Mineta, Vice-Chairman, Hill & Knowlton; Former Secretary of Transportation, U.S. Department of Transportation; Former Secretary of Commerce, U.S. Department of Commerce, Washington, DC
Honorable Walter Mondale, Former Vice President of the United States; Former Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the U.S. to Japan, Minneapolis, MN
His Excellency Yoshio Okawara, Special Adviser, Institute for International Policy Studies; Former Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Japan to the U.S., Tokyo, Japan
Dr. Daniel Okimoto, Ph.D., Director-Emeritus, Shorenstein APARC; FSI Senior Fellow and Professor Emeritus of Political Science, Stanford University, Stanford, CA
John Onoda, Senior Consultant, Fleishman-Hillard International Communications, Moraga, CA
His Excellency Kunihiko Saito, Former Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Japan to the U.S., Tokyo, Japan
His Excellency Motoatsu Sakurai, President, Japan Society; Former Ambassador and Consul General of Japan in New York, New York, NY
Honorable John Thomas Schieffer, Former Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the U.S. to Japan, Fort Worth, TX
Dr. Katsuhiko Shirai, Former President, Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan
George Takei, Actor, Hosato Enterprise, Inc., Los Angeles, CA
Masaaki Tanaka, CEO of the Americas, Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, New York, NY
Dennis Teranishi, CEO, Hawaiian Host, Inc., Honolulu, HI
Dr. Paul Terasaki, Chairman, Terasaki Foundation, Los Angeles, CA
Dr. Richard Wood, Former President, Japan Society, New York, NY
Honorable Shotaro Yachi, Professor, Institution for Japan-US Studies, Waseda University and Keio University; Former Vice Minister, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, Tokyo, Japan
Roy Yamaguchi, Chef and Restaurateur, Roy’s, Honolulu, HI
His Excellency Shunji Yanai, President and Judge, International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea; Former Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Japan to the U.S., Tokyo, Japan
